APPLES--HARVEST TIME
Below is a list of apples and the time of ripening based on when Red Delicious ripen. For example, Gala with a listing of "-3" means that it will ripen three weeks earlier than Red Delicious. Granny Smith with a "+6" means it ripens 6 weeks later.
There is no sure fire method of determining a ripe apple other than taste. Ripe apples will twist easily from a branch, and the ground color (the undercolor or color next to the stem and blossom end) will change from green to yellow or red. When apples start falling from a tree, they're also probably ripe.
APPLE CULTIVAR HARVEST
| Earliest | -10 |
| Lodi | -10 |
| Yellow Transparent | -10 |
| Early McIntosh | -7 |
| Jerseymac | -6 |
| Raritan | -6 |
| Red Free | -6 |
| Tydeman's Red | -6 |
| Paulared | -5 |
| Gravenstein | -4 |
| Prima | -4 |
| Wealthy | -4 |
| Gala | -3 |
| Jonamac | -3 |
| Ozark Gold | -3 |
| Priscilla | -3 |
| Jonathan | -2 |
| McIntosh | -2 |
| Grimes Golden | -1 |
| Jonalicious | -1 |
| Pippens | |
| Honeygold | 0 |
| Jumbo | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 |
| Red Delicious | 0 |
| Chieftan | +1 |
| Golden Delicious | +1 |
| Greenings | +1 |
| Blushing Golden | +2 |
| Russet | +2 |
| Melrose | +2 |
| Spigold | +2 |
| Mutsu | +3 |
| Northern Spy | +3 |
| Stayman | +3 |
| Rome Beauty | +4 |
| Winesap | +4 |
| Newton | +4 |
| York Imperial | +4 |
| Granny Smith | +6 |
Horticulture
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